Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 15
... wind shift so as to cause their return in the same track through which they came , their subsistence being exhausted , they all perish . They are therefore constantly progressive , for to rest in one place for a few days , or to retrace ...
... wind shift so as to cause their return in the same track through which they came , their subsistence being exhausted , they all perish . They are therefore constantly progressive , for to rest in one place for a few days , or to retrace ...
Page 17
... Wind , passing and repassing many times over every spot where he finds the Eggs . Summer is the usual spawning time , because at that season the water is tepified by the beams of the Sun , and for quickening the Eggs into life , is ...
... Wind , passing and repassing many times over every spot where he finds the Eggs . Summer is the usual spawning time , because at that season the water is tepified by the beams of the Sun , and for quickening the Eggs into life , is ...
Page 68
... wind high , the water rough , and weather wet , it is useless to angle in the Thames . The proper hours for angling are , from the time when the tide is half ebbed , until within two hours of high water , supposing no land floods come ...
... wind high , the water rough , and weather wet , it is useless to angle in the Thames . The proper hours for angling are , from the time when the tide is half ebbed , until within two hours of high water , supposing no land floods come ...
Page 69
... winds to the Town and Castle of USKE , joined by a small stream from the north - west , which supplies the town and works of Pontypool . It meets the tide before its approach to Caerleon , flowing through the singular bridges which lead ...
... winds to the Town and Castle of USKE , joined by a small stream from the north - west , which supplies the town and works of Pontypool . It meets the tide before its approach to Caerleon , flowing through the singular bridges which lead ...
Page 75
... winds through the county from east to west . Forest is that of Liffield , which formerly occupied the south - western part , of which , a part still remains in its original state , and is stocked with Deer . The There are many ...
... winds through the county from east to west . Forest is that of Liffield , which formerly occupied the south - western part , of which , a part still remains in its original state , and is stocked with Deer . The There are many ...
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